Sustainable Investor
All posts tagged "BANKS"
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Asia-Pacific
New Singapore Guidance for FIs on Environmental Risks
Financial institutions expected to use guidance to bolster resilience to environmental risk and set tangible targets.
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News
BoE Publishes Results of First Supervisory Climate Stress Test
Without early action, the UK’s largest banks and insurers would suffer climate-related losses worth US$418 billion by 2050.
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Industry
NGFS Issues Reports on Climate-related Risks and Ratings
New reports shed light on how climate risks are taken into account by financial institutions and affect credit ratings.
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Americas
GFANZ to Direct Private Finance to Support NDCs – Carney
Ex-BoE chief calls for “radical new approach” to mobilising investment in emerging and developed markets; also warns of stranded assets.
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Fund Solutions
Water Risks a “Substantive” Threat to Corporate Value
Financial institutions urged to mitigate risks posed by water-stranding events to portfolios and loan books.
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Industry
Shareholders Turn Sights on Barclays’ Climate Strategy
UK bank faces investor scrutiny after shareholder rebellion over Credit Suisse climate plans.
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Commentary
Will Shareholders Use their Say on Climate Wisely?
Jeanne Martin, Senior Campaign Manager at ShareAction, says investors should think carefully before backing banks’ net zero strategies.
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Industry
Finance Sector Net Zero Plans Must Respect Planetary Limits – SBTi
Financial institutions told to encourage stakeholders to focus their financing activities on achieving economy-wide decarbonisation.
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Industry
“Room for Improvement” in Climate Risk Tools – UNEP FI
Greater scope and depth needed to keep pace with demand for more holistic approaches to climate risk management by banks and investors.
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Asia-Pacific
Indian Banks “Unprepared” to Fight Climate Change
New report finds that most Indian banks have not yet factored climate change into business strategies.
